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说不定 shuōbudìng

说不定 shuōbudìng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 说不定 shuōbudìng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shuōbudìng | shuo1 bu5 ding4
English translation
can't say for sure
maybe

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Traditional form

說不定

Part of speech

Idiomatic phrase / 习用语 Xí yòngyǔ
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Etymology of 说不定 shuōbudìng

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shuì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and Duì represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Duì

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠兑

Number of Strokes

9

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4
dìng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and zhēng represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

宀疋

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 说不定 shuōbudìng

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身子 shēn zi yāo shì Cháo Shuǐ miàn xié tài 厉害 lìhai 说不定 shuōbudìng yāo diào jìn Shuǐ .

If you lean too far towards the water, you might fall in.

说不定 shuōbudìng Decomposition

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说不定 shuōbudìng Compounds

See all 73 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 说不定 shuōbudìng in their composition.

  • shuì
    • 不定 bù dìng
      • fǒu
        • , , , , , ,
        • pēi , pēi , , , , pēi , , , piě , , , , , , , , , ,
      • Huán , huài , bēi , 怀 Huái , Huán , wāi , nāo , béng , , , , piān , pēi , póu , fóu , , , , , biáo , , bēi , , , , , ,
    • dìng
      • zhàn , diàn , dìng , diàn , , dìng , dìng , dìng , dìng , dìng , , , , , zhàn , , , ,
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